Man&#39;s sock



Oct. 29, 1929. M. .SYNOVETZ MAN S I SOCK Filed June 16, 1927 AINVENTOR,

Patented Oct. 29, 1929 UNITED. STATES MICHAEL SYNOVETZ, OF CLIFTON, NEW JERSEY MAN'S SOCK Application filed June 16, 1927. a Serial No. 199,16 8.

This invention relates to anew and useful article in the nature of socks, particularly adapted to be worn by men for the purpose of providing a comparatively short sock. I

The object of the invention is to provide a short sock embodying comfort and selffitting qualities. I

Fig. 1 illustrates my improved sock as same would appear when in use on the foot of the wearer.

Fig. 2 is a similar view with a portion thereof broken away.

F ig. 3 is a vertical central sectional view of the sock. I

'Fig. 1 is a similar View, but showing the reinforcement thereof in a vertical position.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary vertical sectional View taken directly within the cuif member, as indicated by line 5-5 of'Fig. 6, and

Fig. 6 is a transverse vertical sectional view taken on the line 6'6 of Fig. 5.

As here embodied my improved sock consists of the usual toe element 10, heel element 11 and body member 12, made of any suitable material, such as generally used for mens socks. It shoud be understood that thetoe and heel elements 10 and 11 may be reinforced, or may be constructed similarly or identically with the. body member 12. The so ankle element 13 is comparatively short so as to extend slightly above the ankle of a wearer, and has a top turned down portion 15 for snugly holding the ankle element 13 against the wearers ankle.

A band 18 of flexible elastic material is stitched or sewn, as at 19, to the ankle-element 13, adjacent to the upper portion there of. The above described construction is such as will providea close fitting sock, and which will definitely determine the line of fold of the upper portion 15.

I have showna second band 23 stitched as at 24 to" the edge of the upper portion 15 of the ankle element 13, in combination with the above mentioned band 18, for the purpose as below set forth.

, I have shown a third band 25, stitched, as

at 26, to the ankle element 13, intermediate the above mentionedbands 18 and 23, for the purpose as below set forth.

' ing the bands 18-and 23' in spaced relation.

The member 27 may be turned to a horizontal position so that its free extremities will engage in pockets 25" and 26 arranged on the outer side of the band 25 for permltting portion 15 to wrinkle.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect'by Let- {ers Patent of the United States is as folows:

In a. sock of the class described, an ankle 7 0 element having a top turned down portion, a band secured to the ankle element adjacent the fold of the turned down portion, a sec ond band secured to the ankle element be neath the first band, a third bandsecured to the said turned down portion and positioned below the second hand, a reinforcing member pivotally attached intermediate of its ends to the said second band, pockets arranged on the first and third bandsfor engagement byLthe free extremity of the reinforcing member when in vertical position, and other pockets arranged on the second hand for engagement by the free extremities of the reinforcing member when in horizontal position.

In testimony whereof I have atfixed my signature. MICHAEL SYNOVETZ. 

